Wall murals expanding space: rules and design ideas, 70+ photos in the interior

Rules for using photo wallpaper for small rooms

Any decoration can affect the visual perception of the interior. The colors and texture of surfaces can visually increase or decrease the space of a room. Wall murals expanding space are a simple and at the same time effective way to make a small-sized room bigger, but their incorrect use can have the opposite effect.

• Light colors make the room more spacious, dark colors create the opposite effect,
• expanding murals with the prospect create the illusion of a receding open space, decoration is performed on one or more walls,
• the location of the pattern also affects perception, a horizontal pattern will make the room wider, a vertical one draws,
• Wallpaper with a smooth surface due to reflective properties make the room more spacious,
• In combination with photo wallpaper, it is better to use a neutral solid color for finishing the floor.

Where to glue photo wallpaper for the best effect?

Expanding murals, although they magically affect the perception of space, it is still worth using them wisely.

• A pile of images and patterns can have the opposite effect and create a pressing feeling. The best option is to finish one or two adjacent walls with photo wallpaper, and the rest of the space with neutral color coatings.
• Another, no less interesting method of decoration is coating the walls and doors, thereby masking it, creating a single picture, which also has an expanding effect.

Design of small rooms

On the kitchen

Light colors for a small kitchen in priority. Expanding murals can frame the dining area above the table or the kitchen apron area. In the latter case, the finish can be done using a wall panel with photo printing or photo wallpaper with protective glass.

Expanding photo wallpaper will be a great “highlight”, the coloring can stand out from the tone of the kitchen with contrasting colors or in harmony with the general palette. If the room has standard or low ceilings, then it is better to use a white tone for its decoration. If the height of the room allows, then the image can go to the ceiling, combining the plane.

In the hallway and hallway

In the corridor or hallway of a closed type, it is necessary to provide bright lighting that will be comfortable for personal perception. By expanding photo wallpaper you can completely finish one of the walls or part of it, similar to a picture in a frame.

Also, the decoration in the corridor can be combined with mirror panels, they due to the reflective properties will have an expanding effect.

In the bedroom

The main object of the bedroom is a bed. With the help of expanding photo wallpaper, you can not only make it more spacious, but also focus on the berth.

It is best to use a soothing color palette and gentle pastel colors.Compact furniture can help save space, such as a bed with a small frame and built-in wardrobes, hanging shelves or a folding sofa.

In the living room

In the hall and living room, colors may be bolder, and images are more voluminous. By expanding wallpaper with photo printing, you can select a relaxation area by decorating the wall behind the sofa, decorate the accent wall behind the TV or choose an arbitrary area that the eye will fall on.

Also, photo wall decoration can be performed on two walls at once, combining two spaces between each other.

In the nursery

Images in a children's room may reflect the child’s hobbies, for example, in a room for a boy, a wall will be decorated with a photograph of a football field, favorite players or movie heroes, and for a girl, a landscape of a fairy forest with animals or a starry sky.

To design a room for a newborn baby, you should choose a neutral color palette, light colors and a picture that is pleasant to the eye. Wall murals expanding the space will relieve the feeling of an enclosed space.

Expanding murals will be the best way for the child to express himself, they will describe his hobbies and inner world, and will also contribute to development, for example, the image of a large world map or constellations will be deposited in memory at a subconscious level.

In the toilet

In urban apartments of the old type, you rarely see a spacious toilet. Space-saving wallpapers with a perspective image can save the situation, for example, a desert, a road going into the distance, or a forest path.

Finishing is carried out on the wall behind the toilet, it is on it that attention is paid at the entrance. If the bathtub and toilet are combined, you can use the corner wall-extending murals, creating several walls at once.

In a toilet that is too narrow, the wallcovering can be transferred to the side wall, the image will adjust the non-standard space, making it wider.

Design Ideas for Visual Expansion

3D wallpaper

3D images create the illusion of a three-dimensional wall. Such wallpapers will look good on one of the walls or on part of the wall.

The picture can be any: flowers, landscapes, abstractions and more. 3D canvases are suitable for decoration of any room, providing an effect expanding the space.

View from the window

A wide-open window with a beautiful view from it makes the room open, an illusion of passage into another space is created. It may be another room, nature or a view of the sky.

Expanding photo murals with a window view look good in the kitchen, dining room or living room, they will visually double the area of ​​even the smallest room.

City panoramas

The city view is undoubtedly suitable for designing a stylish and modern interior. The panorama of the night city pacifies and creates a warm atmosphere.

A megalopolis in daylight, on the contrary, motivates and creates a feeling of flying. The panorama of cities will look good in the living room or bedroom.

Volumetric buildings

The image of large objects, such as a bridge or pier, is fascinating for its scale. The remaining objects in the room will seem smaller, and the room itself is more voluminous.

A road, tunnel or staircase that goes into the distance acts on the principle of perspective images and “lengthens” the space.

Expanding murals with a terrace or balcony create the illusion of yet another space that will visually continue the room.

Nature

Nature also has character, and different landscapes will create a different mood in the house. Natural motifs will look good in any room of the house.

The sea, lake or ocean will both refresh and soothe. The image expanding the space can be in the form of a realistic and clear photograph or as a picture, "sketch" on paper. The style of the picture conveys the mood of the room, can be soothing and exciting, fabulous and romantic.

Forests and endless fields allow you to escape from city life and mentally break out into nature.

Alpine mountains and alleys in the evening lights immerse you in dreams and create a romantic mood. Even partial interior decoration has an expanding space effect.

Space

The endless cosmos mesmerizes and beckons with its mystery. An expanding space illusion is created due to the stars and sky leaving for infinity.

Realistic paintings of the constellations and a combination of bright colors will attract attention. The image of space can be in both dark and light colors.

Arches

Arched openings can correspond to different styles. The image of antique, ancient arches with beautiful ornate lines will decorate the space of a classic bedroom or hall.

Straight lines of marble or concrete arched openings are more consistent with modern stylistic trends.

Books or library

The imitation of the library and books creates a special enchanting atmosphere in the space of the apartment. Beautifully bound books have some kind of intangible warmth.

Decorating with expanding space murals with the image of bookshelves will successfully frame the living room, bedroom, study or lounge area.

Frescoes

The use of expanding space murals with a mural image significantly saves the budget, since the actual performance is much more expensive.

The drawings return to the past and give the interior some bohemian motifs.

In addition, unlike a real mural, if desired, the design of the room will be much easier to change.

Abstraction

A space-expanding abstraction will decorate any room, the image is equally suitable for a teenager's room, and for a stylish living room or kitchen.

The interior can be in a modern, minimalist or high-tech style.

Photo wallpaper ideas in various styles.

Provence

For a gentle provence, wallpapers with open windows, landscapes of France, endless lavender fields and frescoes are suitable. The decoration is done in light and pastel colors. Furniture in the interior of Provence is most often white or beige, forged or wooden.

Modern

Minimalistic and high-tech style will be decorated with an expanding space abstraction, photographs of buildings or a metropolis or digital wallpaper. These stylistic trends are functionally filled and do not tolerate unnecessary details. Nevertheless, the modern style may well be gentle and light.

The color scheme is most often in cold tones, however, the interior can be filled with several bright details, for example, a red telephone box on the wallpaper echoes a decorative pillow on a sofa or some piece of furniture.

Loft

Expanding wallpaper with photo printing will save space and money. The design of the loft is characterized by the use of brickwork, wood and concrete panels. In the space of one room, imitation of several materials can be combined at once, while the interior will not be overloaded with a variety of textures and colors.

Classic

For a classic interior, delicate and romantic paintings are suitable. One of the walls can be decorated with a fresco, beautiful columns, arched openings or landscapes in warm colors. The filling of the room consists mainly of natural materials, and the decoration is done in a light palette.

The classic style is laconic and elegant, it is not overloaded with details and elaborate decor items. Filling of elegant forms from furniture and a beautiful picture on the wall create an atmosphere of harmony and lightness.

Features of corner photo wallpaper

In its usual form, decoration with expanding photo wallpaper is performed on only one of the walls. An interesting solution will be the decoration of two adjacent walls, linking them and forming one picture.

• Space-expanding corner murals can help you create unused corners,
• do not choose an image with straight lines and clear geometric objects, as even the slightest roughness of the walls will be noticeable,
• to decorate the corner of the room, do not use portraits and images with large drawings,
• the abundance of bright colors in a small space creates a pressing feeling,
• in a compact room, do not use wallpapers with large and voluminous images.

Photo gallery

Wall murals expanding the space have not been considered unusual for a long time, however, the image itself can make the interior unique. The drawing is able to visually increase the area of ​​the room or, conversely, steal it.

Canvases with photo printing can decorate absolutely any room, making it interesting with the help of an unusual style of drawing, color depth or non-standard arrangement of the picture. Below are photos of examples of the use of photowall-paper visually expanding the space in rooms of various functional purposes.